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District Testing Initiatives
Memo to Principals, Assistant Principals, and Vice Principals from
Tracey Fraley ...
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Final Exam
Exemptions for Juniors and Seniors
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TAKS Waiver Calendar
and Late Arrival
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6-09-08 |
2008-2009 School Calendar Approved
 The
Irving ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2008-2009 school calendar at
the March 21st board meeting. The calendar includes 177 days of
instruction for students and 185 work days for
teachers ... |
6-09-08 |
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6-09-08 |
District Procedure for
Provisional Enrollment Due to Immunization
Texas laws require a student to be fully immunized prior to admission to
a public school. All immunization should be completed by the first date
of enrollment. Provisional enrollments are allowed under the following
conditions... |
6-09-08 |
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Academic Calendar for 2007-08
• Communicates when progress reports and report cards
are sent home...
• Communicates dates when a student can lose/regain
UIL Eligibility...
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6-09-08 |
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6-04-08 |
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5-16-08 |
2nd Draft 2008-2009 School
Calendar
 Attached
for review with staff, parents and community members is a revised
DRAFT#2 2008-2009 school calendar. The calendar is a result of
discussion with the Board of Trustees during the March 10 Noon Work
Session. Provided is a
summary chart comparing the 2008-2009 DRAFT calendars. |
4-21-08 |
Special Ticket
Prices
(April 19th) The Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra would
like to extend a special $5.00 ticket
offer to all IISD faculty, staff and students. Tickets must be
reserved in advance. Join us for a night of impressive classical
music. This outstanding work of art will be performed in its entirety by
the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra. |
4-21-08 |
Honorees for 2008 Employee
Service Awards Banquet
Have we missed anyone? Here is the list of the honorees
invited to attend the May 1, 2008, Employee Service Awards Banquet.
If you are aware of any names that have been left off the list ... |
4-18-08 |
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XO Users Group Meeting
 Not
just talking about 1-to-1 computers for students, Irving ISD has been
living it. So what new devices are available for younger students?
The XO laptop was released this year to a world market and its impact on
students and the current trends in technology are becoming obvious.
Come to the next users group meeting. Everyone (community,
parents, students, teachers, etc.) who is interested in learning
more about the XO laptop is invited. Just remember we will be
sharing 23 XO laptops during the meeting...
Next meeting Friday,
April 11 |
4-14-08 |
List of Teacher
Recommendations Needed
(Secondary Principals) Please provide at least 4, but no more
than 6 names of teachers you wish to recommend to participate in this
year’s Project CONNECT. Candidates will be contacted by SMU staff.
Note: This program is available to teachers who are NOT currently
ESL certified. Email or fax your
nominee list to Tracie Fraley
by March 31, 2008.. |
4-07-08 |
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All Teachers Must Complete the STaR Chart
Survey
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STaR Chart Survey
(Deadline: Friday, March 28)
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4-02-08 |
Resources for Bus Evacuation Training
 The
“Just in Case” bus safety training program provided by Region X will aid
schools in complying with the statutory requirements as required to
provide school bus evacuation training to all students and teachers.
(HB 3190, Section 7, Chapter 34.)
This link
provides access to all the videos and quizzes provided by Region X to
meet this state requirement. |
3-17-08 |
$55,580 Paid for Exemplary Attendance
 The Exemplary Attendance (EA) Program will award $55,580 to 60 IISD
employees in their October paychecks. One hundred ninety-six
District employees earned the minimum number of days (15) over the
past five years to be eligible to “cash-in” some or all of their EA
days during employment. The sixty employees who took advantage of
this opportunity will receive an average of $926.33 per employee.
The maximum benefit was
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3-17-08 |
Frequently
Asked Questions about V-Soft System
 The
District now employs the use of the V-Soft visitor registry program at
all campus sites. This program is designed to help campus
administrators maintain positive identification of all visitors and to
identify those individuals who are listed as Registered Sexual Offenders
(RSO) who might desire to enter one of our schools. A good many
questions have been posed relative to this program... |
3-17-08 |
Draft 2008-2009 School
Calendar
The
provided DRAFT 2008-2009 Calendar is to be shared with staff, parents,
and community as their opportunity to provide feedback. Plans are to
report preliminary results during subsequent Noon Work Sessions during
the month of March... |
3-11-08 |
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DATE
Stakeholder Meetings
 Stakeholder
meetings have been scheduled to explain and seek input for
the District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) Plan in
Irving ISD. Irving ISD has been awarded a total of
$1,498,103.80 to fund both Part 1 and Part 2 of the Plan. |
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Monday,
February 18, 2008
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Houston MS Cafeteria |
4:15 - 5:00 pm |
Tuesday,
February 19, 2008
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Bowie MS Library |
4:15 - 5:00 pm |
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2-21-08 |
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1-22-08 |
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1-22-08 |
Coats for Kids
 Dear
IISD teachers and staff,
Any student who is in need of a coat this winter can receive a coat
through Project PASS. Please first consider children who do not have any
kind of coat and then children who may need a better coat.
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12-07-07 |
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11-13-07 |
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11-13-07 |
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 School
Bond 2007 Information
The information in this publication is
intended to serve as a means of factually describing the purposes of the
proposition as it appears on the ballot. |
11-07-07 |
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Click here for Video |
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Teacher of the Year Recognition Ceremony
The
Irving ISD Campus Teachers of the Year were honored at the School
Board meeting on Monday, September 17th, in the Nimitz High School
auditorium ...
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11-01-07 |
Accepting Nominations for
the Irving ICE Awards
 Nominations
are now open for the district’s most prestigious awards. On
February 28,
2008, the district will honor two community partners with Golden
Apples – the highest praise available for IISD volunteers. Eighteen
ICE Awards will also be presented to teachers and students who have
achieved excellence in their respective fields.
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11-01-07 |
Email Database Updated
 Thank
you for being patient ... I have received and posted in the updated
database for staff email addresses. Now as usual, there are
probably mistakes in the data that was passed to me ... so if you
could take the time to check to be sure YOUR email address is
correctly listed and send me any changes that need to be made!
Thanks, Bob Harmon -
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11-01-07 |
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Surveys
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Employee Benefits Survey
(October 23 deadline)
Our desire is to hear from our employees concerning which
features of the Health plan are most important to them.
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9-24-07 |
Request to "Sell" Exemplary Attendance Days
According to the rules of the Exemplary
Attendance Program, you can request to “sell” your Exemplary
Attendance Days back to the Irving Independent School District.
(See page for rules and exemptions.)
The deadline for requesting the selling of Exemplary
Attendance days is being extended to Monday, October 11, 2007.
You can obtain a sell-back form ... |
9-19-07 |
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Privacy Flags and Release of Public
Information
Action Required - October 12
Deadline
Have you set the privacy option on your Employee Self Serve account?
Many still have "All Public" listed and many requests have been made
for data ... is your set correctly?
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9-15-07 |
 Parent
Conference Day Held October 11th
In the adopted 2007-2008 district calendar,
October 11th is scheduled as a Parent Conference Day with early
release of student to provide more time for parents to easily
schedule a teacher/parent conference with their child's teacher(s). |
9-12-07 |
Campus Teachers of the Year Honored
 The
Irving ISD Campus Teachers of the year will be honored on Monday,
September 17th, at Nimitz High School. The reception will
begin at 6:15 pm in the cafeteria and the honorees will be
recognized at the School Board meeting at 7:00 pm in the NHS
auditorium. |
9-19-07 |
 Meet
the Teacher / Parent Orientation
To help you know when schools are hosting a "Meet the Teacher" or
"Parent Orientation" night, we have put together the following list. Several schools have already
hosted such events. If you have further questions, please contact
the school office. |
9-18-07 |
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9-04-07 |
 Benefits
Videos Online
The Risk Management department presents a
series of videos by Jeanette Severson to give you the basic knowledge
you will need to make the right decision for health care for you and
your family ... |
9-04-07 |
Bloodborne Pathogens on Blackboard
 All
district employees are required to complete training on Bloodborne
Pathogens by
October 31, 2007.
To complete this requirement all staff can access the online Health
Services course, review the online PowerPoint and complete the
Bloodborne assignment. |
9-04-07 |
Open Enrollment for 2007-2008 Benefits
 ALL
staff members will need to go to the Employee Self Service link to
access your open enrollment for benefits for the 2007-2008 school
year. Open enrollment begins on August 1st ... |
9-04-07 |
District Testing Schedule
2006-2007
 The Irving Independent School District testing schedule
has been prepared for your information. The schedule
tells you not only when tests will be given, but also
when test results might be expected. Most tests given in
the District are part of the State of Texas assessment
program administered by... |
7-31-07 |
IMPORTANT: Update Your Personal Information for
CourseWhere
 As
the summer starts, the online staff development registration system will
be sending you reminders, cancellation notices, and important
information about the classes you have registered for, BUT if your
information is wrong you might not receive these important notices. |
7-19-07 |
End of Year
Payroll Information
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 • Summer Address Verification
EVERY EMPLOYEE
should remember to verify your home address for the summer ....
• Retirement Procedures
Payroll options for retirees ....
• Teacher Retirement System
Retirees should contact the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas (TRS) immediately ...
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6-19-07 |
2006-2007 Update to State
Nutrition Policy
(ATTN: Principals) Letter from Susan Combs,
commissioner, notifying you of changes in the Texas Public School
Nutrition Policy that prohibits guest speakers and other school visitors
from providing foods of minimal nutritional value (FMNV) to students and
sanctions to schools who violate its policy... |
5-17-07 |
Is Your Staff Development Record
Up-to-Date?
All instructional paras and teachers will need
24 "06-07 Instructional Paid Day" credits (12 are Campus and 12
are District). All IPD credit documentation MUST be in the
district staff development office by May 1st , 2007, to avoid being
docked. |
5-03-07 |
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